One of my favorite mathematicians is Blaise Pascal.

One of my favorite mathematicians is Blaise Pascal. He worked with triangles and pressure and created a computationial Tax machine machine. So before 1640.

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ShenaniganFoodie · 36-40, M

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

You do know what he invented !

Lisa82 · 41-45, F

@ShenaniganFoodie oh yes if it weren't for him working along side so Isaac Newton calculus may have never been invented.

ShenaniganFoodie · 36-40, M

@Lisa82 😑

Lisa82 · 41-45, F

@ShenaniganFoodie no? What else did he invent?

ShenaniganFoodie · 36-40, M

@Lisa82 what is the highest number you can count to on 1 hand ???

Lisa82 · 41-45, F

@ShenaniganFoodie normally you would think five, but if you use binary you can count to 31

ShenaniganFoodie · 36-40, M

@Lisa82 correct, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz invented Binary

Lisa82 · 41-45, F

@ShenaniganFoodie oh cool. I had no idea he invented binary. The bases of all of our computers. Well computers that I can understand because quantum computers mystify me